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id="toc-Sandy_Cheeks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sandy_Cheeks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Sandy Cheeks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sandy_Cheeks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mrs._Puff" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mrs._Puff"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Mrs. Puff</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mrs._Puff-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pearl_Krabs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pearl_Krabs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span>Pearl Krabs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pearl_Krabs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gary_the_Snail" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gary_the_Snail"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9</span> <span>Gary the Snail</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gary_the_Snail-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Supporting_characters" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Supporting_characters"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Supporting characters</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Supporting_characters-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Supporting characters subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Supporting_characters-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Patchy_the_Pirate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Patchy_the_Pirate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Patchy the Pirate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Patchy_the_Pirate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Potty_the_Parrot" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Potty_the_Parrot"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Potty the Parrot</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Potty_the_Parrot-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-French_Narrator" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#French_Narrator"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>French Narrator</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-French_Narrator-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mermaid_Man_and_Barnacle_Boy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mermaid_Man_and_Barnacle_Boy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mermaid_Man_and_Barnacle_Boy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_Flying_Dutchman" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Flying_Dutchman"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>The Flying Dutchman</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Flying_Dutchman-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-King_Neptune" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#King_Neptune"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>King Neptune</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-King_Neptune-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Larry_the_Lobster" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Larry_the_Lobster"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.7</span> <span>Larry the Lobster</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Larry_the_Lobster-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Harold_and_Margaret_SquarePants" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Harold_and_Margaret_SquarePants"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.8</span> <span>Harold and Margaret SquarePants</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Harold_and_Margaret_SquarePants-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Realistic_Fish_Head" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Realistic_Fish_Head"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.9</span> <span>Realistic Fish Head</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Realistic_Fish_Head-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Perch_Perkins" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Perch_Perkins"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.10</span> <span>Perch Perkins</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Perch_Perkins-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bubble_Bass" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bubble_Bass"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.11</span> <span>Bubble Bass</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bubble_Bass-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Slappy_Laslo" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Slappy_Laslo"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.12</span> <span>Slappy Laslo</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Slappy_Laslo-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Old_Man_Jenkins" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Old_Man_Jenkins"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.13</span> <span>Old Man Jenkins</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Old_Man_Jenkins-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Jellyfish" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Jellyfish"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.14</span> <span>Jellyfish</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Jellyfish-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Incidentals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Incidentals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.15</span> <span>Incidentals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Incidentals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_characters" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_characters"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Other characters</span> </div> </a> <button 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id="toc-Mermaid_Man_and_Barnacle_Boy_enemies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-International_Justice_League_of_Super_Acquaintances" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#International_Justice_League_of_Super_Acquaintances"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.2</span> <span>International Justice League of Super Acquaintances</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-International_Justice_League_of_Super_Acquaintances-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Film_characters" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Film_characters"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Film characters</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Film_characters-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Spin-off_characters" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Spin-off_characters"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Spin-off characters</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Spin-off_characters-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Families" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Families"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Families</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Families-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Ancestors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ancestors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4.1</span> <span>Ancestors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ancestors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reception" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reception"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Reception</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reception-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Appearances_in_other_media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Appearances_in_other_media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Appearances in other media</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Appearances_in_other_media-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Appearances in other media subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Appearances_in_other_media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Popular_culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Popular_culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Popular culture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Popular_culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-References-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle References subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading">List of <i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> characters</h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 18 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-18" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">18 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhestr_o_gymeriadau_SpynjBob_Pantsgw%C3%A2r" title="Rhestr o gymeriadau SpynjBob Pantsgwâr – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Rhestr o gymeriadau SpynjBob Pantsgwâr" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Personajes_de_Bob_Esponja" title="Anexo:Personajes de Bob Esponja – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Anexo:Personajes de Bob Esponja" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D8%B4%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%B9%D8%A8%DB%8C" title="فهرست شخصیت‌های باب‌اسفنجی شلوارمکعبی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فهرست شخصیت‌های باب‌اسفنجی شلوارمکعبی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personnages_de_Bob_l%27%C3%A9ponge" title="Personnages de Bob l'éponge – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Personnages de Bob l'éponge" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%84%A4%EB%AA%A8%EB%B0%94%EC%A7%80_%EC%8A%A4%ED%8F%B0%EC%A7%80%EB%B0%A5%EC%9D%98_%EB%93%B1%EC%9E%A5%EC%9D%B8%EB%AC%BC_%EB%AA%A9%EB%A1%9D" title="네모바지 스폰지밥의 등장인물 목록 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="네모바지 스폰지밥의 등장인물 목록" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daftar_karakter_SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="Daftar karakter SpongeBob SquarePants – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Daftar karakter SpongeBob SquarePants" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personaggi_di_SpongeBob" title="Personaggi di SpongeBob – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Personaggi di SpongeBob" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%92_%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A2_-_%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA" title="בובספוג מכנסמרובע - דמויות – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="בובספוג מכנסמרובע - דמויות" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaptar_paraga_SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="Dhaptar paraga SpongeBob SquarePants – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Dhaptar paraga SpongeBob SquarePants" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senarai_watak_SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="Senarai watak SpongeBob SquarePants – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Senarai watak SpongeBob SquarePants" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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Plankton">Plankton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Karen_Plankton" class="mw-redirect" title="Karen Plankton">Karen</a>. Bottom row: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Cheeks" title="Sandy Cheeks">Sandy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mr._Krabs" title="Mr. Krabs">Mr. Krabs</a>, <a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_(character)" title="SpongeBob SquarePants (character)">SpongeBob</a>, <a href="/wiki/Squidward_Tentacles" title="Squidward Tentacles">Squidward</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_the_Snail" class="mw-redirect" title="Gary the Snail">Gary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Star" title="Patrick Star">Patrick</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mrs._Puff" title="Mrs. Puff">Mrs. Puff</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The characters in the American animated television series <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="SpongeBob SquarePants">SpongeBob SquarePants</a></i> were created by artist, animator, and former <a href="/wiki/Marine_biologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine biologist">marine biologist</a> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hillenburg" title="Stephen Hillenburg">Stephen Hillenburg</a>. The series chronicles the adventures of <a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_(character)" title="SpongeBob SquarePants (character)">the title character</a> and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. Most characters are anthropomorphic sea creatures based on real-life species. Many of the characters' designs originated in an unpublished educational comic book titled <i>The Intertidal Zone</i>, which Hillenburg created in 1989. </p><p><i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> features the voices of <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fagerbakke" title="Bill Fagerbakke">Bill Fagerbakke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rodger_Bumpass" title="Rodger Bumpass">Rodger Bumpass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clancy_Brown" title="Clancy Brown">Clancy Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mr._Lawrence" title="Mr. Lawrence">Mr. Lawrence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jill_Talley" title="Jill Talley">Jill Talley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Lawrence" title="Carolyn Lawrence">Carolyn Lawrence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_Jo_Catlett" title="Mary Jo Catlett">Mary Jo Catlett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lori_Alan" title="Lori Alan">Lori Alan</a>. Most one-off and background characters are voiced by <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sirena_Irwin" title="Sirena Irwin">Sirena Irwin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Joles" title="Bob Joles">Bob Joles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Fite" title="Mark Fite">Mark Fite</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_F._Wilson" title="Thomas F. Wilson">Thomas F. Wilson</a>. In addition to the series' regular cast, various celebrities from a wide range of professions have voiced guest characters and recurring roles. </p><p>The show's characters have received positive critical reception and attention from celebrities. They have made frequent appearances in media outside of the television show, including a <a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_(film_series)" title="SpongeBob SquarePants (film series)">theatrical film series</a>, many <a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_video_games" title="SpongeBob SquarePants video games">video games</a>, and two spin-off series. The characters have also been referenced and parodied throughout popular culture. The title character SpongeBob became a merchandising icon during the height of the show's second season and has seen continued commercial popularity. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Creation_and_conception">Creation and conception</h2></div> <p>Stephen Hillenburg originally conceived early versions of the <i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> characters in 1984, while he was teaching and studying <a href="/wiki/Marine_biology" title="Marine biology">marine biology</a> at what is now the <a href="/wiki/Ocean_Institute" title="Ocean Institute">Orange County Marine Institute</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dana_Point,_California" title="Dana Point, California">Dana Point, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Banks,_pp._8-9_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Banks,_pp._8-9-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this period, Hillenburg became fascinated with animation, and wrote a <a href="/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic book</a> titled <i>The Intertidal Zone</i> starring various <a href="/wiki/Anthropomorphic" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthropomorphic">anthropomorphic</a> forms of sea creatures, many of which would evolve into <i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> characters,<sup id="cite_ref-Banks,_p._9_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Banks,_p._9-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including "Bob the Sponge", who was the co-host of the comic and resembled an actual <a href="/wiki/Sea_sponge" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea sponge">sea sponge</a> as opposed to SpongeBob.<sup id="cite_ref-Hillenburg_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hillenburg-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1987, Hillenburg left the institute to pursue his dream of becoming an animator.<sup id="cite_ref-Banks,_p._9_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Banks,_p._9-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hillenburg_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hillenburg-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Early_sketches_of_SpongeBob_SquarePants_main_characters.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/19/Early_sketches_of_SpongeBob_SquarePants_main_characters.jpg/250px-Early_sketches_of_SpongeBob_SquarePants_main_characters.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/Early_sketches_of_SpongeBob_SquarePants_main_characters.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="359" data-file-height="278" /></a><figcaption>An early drawing of the initial main characters from Hillenburg's <a href="/wiki/Bible_(screenwriting)" title="Bible (screenwriting)">series bible</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Pearl, and Squidward were the first other characters Hillenburg created for the show.<sup id="cite_ref-BoytoBob_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BoytoBob-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many of their characteristics were based on Hillenburg's experiences during his time at the Ocean Institute or inspired by the traits of their species. Patrick's personality embodies the nature of the starfish; according to Hillenburg, they look "dumb and slow" but are "very active and aggressive" in reality, like Patrick.<sup id="cite_ref-Case_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Case-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hillenburg drew inspiration from his former manager at a seafood restaurant while creating Mr. Krabs.<sup id="cite_ref-minipage_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-minipage-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to him, this manager was redheaded, muscular, and a former army cook; these traits were all adapted into Krabs' character.<sup id="cite_ref-Beck84_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Beck84-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His decision to design Pearl was influenced by his regular supervision of <a href="/wiki/Whale_watching" title="Whale watching">whale watches</a> at the Ocean Institute, as well as by a cetacean skeleton at the institute.<sup id="cite_ref-neuwirth_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-neuwirth-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He drew Pearl with an oversized, almost geometric head as a reference to sperm whales having the largest brain size of any extant animal on Earth.<sup id="cite_ref-BoytoBob_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BoytoBob-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He designed Squidward as an octopus because of the species' bulbous mantle; the octopus, he said, has "such a large bulbous head and Squidward thinks he's an intellectual, so of course he's gonna have [one]".<sup id="cite_ref-Case_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Case-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hillenburg drew Squidward with six tentacles because "it was really just simpler for animation to draw him with six legs instead of eight".<sup id="cite_ref-Case_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Case-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several additions were made to the series' main cast before and after Hillenburg pitched the series to <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a>; in his <a href="/wiki/Bible_(screenwriting)" title="Bible (screenwriting)">series bible</a>, he added Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel clad in a diving suit, as a new friend of SpongeBob.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Plankton and Karen were included in his bible but were not meant to make regular appearances; Plankton's voice actor Mr. Lawrence said that he "was only supposed to be in one or two episodes, but I was a writer on the show and I really liked this character".<sup id="cite_ref-courier_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-courier-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following his first voice recording, Lawrence drafted some of his own ideas, hoping to "prove Plankton could survive as more than a one-note character".<sup id="cite_ref-Beck105_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Beck105-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From then on, Plankton and Karen's roles in the series grew as Lawrence wrote ideas to give them more personality; notably, he decided to write Karen as Plankton's wife, rather than just his computer as was originally intended.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were both officially promoted to main cast members in the credits of the <a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_SquarePants_Movie" title="The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie">2004 theatrical film</a>, in which they play central roles. </p><p>Hillenburg added Mrs. Puff in response to a request by Nickelodeon that SpongeBob attend school. Nickelodeon executives initially wanted to make SpongeBob a child since their most successful cartoons at the time focused on young, school-age characters.<sup id="cite_ref-tbivision_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tbivision-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hillenburg stated that the network wanted SpongeBob to be like "Arnold [from <i><a href="/wiki/Hey_Arnold!" title="Hey Arnold!">Hey Arnold!</a></i>] under the sea," but he told them, "No, that's not the show."<sup id="cite_ref-tbivision_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tbivision-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a compromise, he decided to put SpongeBob in a boat-driving school, allowing him to keep writing SpongeBob as an adult while also using the school as a main plot element.<sup id="cite_ref-tbivision_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tbivision-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Showrunner <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Waller" title="Vincent Waller">Vincent Waller</a> suggested that if Nickelodeon had creative control over <i>SpongeBob</i>, almost every episode would take place at Mrs. Puff's school, rather than at a variety of locations.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The choice to make Mrs. Puff a pufferfish, who inflates into a ball when SpongeBob crashes, was made to evoke the appearance of car <a href="/wiki/Airbag" title="Airbag">airbags</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Foster2002_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Foster2002-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Main_characters">Main characters</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SpongeBob_SquarePants">SpongeBob SquarePants</h3></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_(character)" title="SpongeBob SquarePants (character)">SpongeBob SquarePants (character)</a></div> <p>SpongeBob SquarePants (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>) is a yellow anthropomorphic <a href="/wiki/Sea_sponge" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea sponge">sea sponge</a> who usually wears brown short pants, a white collared shirt, and a red tie. Like real sea sponges, he can <a href="/wiki/Filter_feeding" class="mw-redirect" title="Filter feeding">filter-feed</a> and reproduce by <a href="/wiki/Budding" title="Budding">budding</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He lives in a pineapple house and is employed as a fry cook at a fast food restaurant called the <a href="/wiki/Krusty_Krab" title="Krusty Krab">Krusty Krab</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-meet_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meet-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He diligently attends Mrs. Puff's Boating School but has never passed; throughout the series, he tries his hardest on the exams but remains an unintentionally reckless boat driver. He is relentlessly optimistic and enthusiastic toward his job and his friends. SpongeBob's hobbies include catching <a href="/wiki/Jellyfish" title="Jellyfish">jellyfish</a>, blowing bubbles, playing with his best friend Patrick, and unintentionally irritating his neighbor Squidward. He first appears in "<a href="/wiki/Help_Wanted_(SpongeBob_SquarePants)" title="Help Wanted (SpongeBob SquarePants)">Help Wanted</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Neuwirth,_p._51_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Neuwirth,_p._51-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Patrick_Star">Patrick Star</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Star" title="Patrick Star">Patrick Star</a></div> <p>Patrick Star (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fagerbakke" title="Bill Fagerbakke">Bill Fagerbakke</a>) is a pink <a href="/wiki/Starfish" title="Starfish">starfish</a> who lives under a rock and wears flowered swim trunks. His most prominent character trait is his extremely low intelligence. He is best friends with SpongeBob and often unknowingly encourages activities that get the two into trouble.<sup id="cite_ref-meet_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meet-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While typically unemployed throughout the series, Patrick holds various short-term jobs as the storyline of each episode requires, particularly with various stints at the Krusty Krab. He is generally slow and even-tempered but can sometimes get aggressive, much like real starfish, and occasionally performs feats of great strength.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Squidward_Tentacles">Squidward Tentacles</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Squidward_Tentacles" title="Squidward Tentacles">Squidward Tentacles</a></div> <p>Squidward Tentacles (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Rodger_Bumpass" title="Rodger Bumpass">Rodger Bumpass</a>) is a <a href="/wiki/Turquoise_(color)" title="Turquoise (color)">turquoise</a> <a href="/wiki/Giant_Pacific_octopus" title="Giant Pacific octopus">Giant Pacific octopus</a> with a large nose who works as a cashier at the Krusty Krab. He is SpongeBob's next-door neighbor with a dry, sarcastic sense of humor. His house is between SpongeBob's and Patrick's houses.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He believes himself to be a talented artist and musician, but nobody else recognizes his abilities. He plays the <a href="/wiki/Clarinet" title="Clarinet">clarinet</a> and often paints self-portraits in different styles, which he hangs up around his <a href="/wiki/Moai" title="Moai">moai</a> house. Squidward frequently voices his frustration with SpongeBob, but he genuinely cares for him deep down and will occasionally stick up for him. This has been revealed in the form of sudden confessions when Squidward is in a dire situation or when SpongeBob is severely treated unfairly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mr._Krabs">Mr. Krabs</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mr._Krabs" title="Mr. Krabs">Mr. Krabs</a></div> <p>Eugene Krabs (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Clancy_Brown" title="Clancy Brown">Clancy Brown</a>) is a red <a href="/wiki/Crab" title="Crab">crab</a> who lives in an <a href="/wiki/Anchor" title="Anchor">anchor</a>-shaped house with his daughter Pearl, who is a <a href="/wiki/Whale" title="Whale">whale</a>. He dislikes spending money but will go to great lengths to make Pearl happy.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Krabs owns and operates the Krusty Krab restaurant where SpongeBob and Squidward work. He is self-content, cunning, and obsessed with the value and essence of money.<sup id="cite_ref-meet_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meet-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He tends to worry more about his riches than about the needs of his employees. Having served in the navy, he loves sailing, whales, <a href="/wiki/Sea_shanty" title="Sea shanty">sea shanties</a>, and talking like a pirate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plankton_and_Karen">Plankton and Karen</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Plankton_and_Karen" title="Plankton and Karen">Plankton and Karen</a></div> <p>Sheldon Plankton (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Mr._Lawrence" title="Mr. Lawrence">Mr. Lawrence</a>) and Karen Plankton (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Jill_Talley" title="Jill Talley">Jill Talley</a>) are the owners of the Chum Bucket, an unsuccessful restaurant located across the street from the Krusty Krab. Their business is a commercial failure because they sell mostly inedible foods made from <a href="/wiki/Chumming" title="Chumming">chum</a>. Plankton is a small <a href="/wiki/Plankton" title="Plankton">planktonic</a> <a href="/wiki/Copepod" title="Copepod">copepod</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the self-proclaimed archenemy of Mr. Krabs. His ultimate goal is to steal Krabs' secret formula for Krabby Patties, run the Krusty Krab out of business, and take over the oceanic world, but he never permanently succeeds, usually due to either SpongeBob and/or Krabs' efforts, his own incompetence and immaturity, or his own small size (except, temporarily, in <i><a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_SquarePants_Movie" title="The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie">The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie</a></i>). Plankton is a skilled inventor and possesses a <a href="/wiki/Napoleon_complex" title="Napoleon complex">Napoleon complex</a> due to his short stature.<sup id="cite_ref-Absorbing_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Absorbing-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Karen is Plankton's own invention, a waterproof supercomputer<sup id="cite_ref-characterguide_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-characterguide-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who is more competent than Plankton, being the brains behind most of his evil plans to steal Krabs' secret recipe.<sup id="cite_ref-nz_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nz-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is married to Plankton and usually takes residence in the Chum Bucket laboratory. Karen speaks with a pronounced <a href="/wiki/North-Central_American_English" title="North-Central American English">Midwestern American</a> accent. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sandy_Cheeks">Sandy Cheeks</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Cheeks" title="Sandy Cheeks">Sandy Cheeks</a></div> <p>Sandy Cheeks (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Lawrence" title="Carolyn Lawrence">Carolyn Lawrence</a>) is a squirrel from <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> who lives in an air-filled glass dome and wears a diving suit to breathe underwater.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whenever any aquatic creatures enter her home, they must wear helmets of water. Sandy works as a scientist, explorer, and inventor. She is a rodeo champion with a number of athletic interests, such as "sand-boarding" and karate.<sup id="cite_ref-meet-the-gang_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meet-the-gang-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She speaks with a Southern drawl and uses typical Southern slang words and phrases. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mrs._Puff">Mrs. Puff</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mrs._Puff" title="Mrs. Puff">Mrs. Puff</a></div> <p>Mrs. Puff (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Mary_Jo_Catlett" title="Mary Jo Catlett">Mary Jo Catlett</a>) is a paranoid <a href="/wiki/Pufferfish" class="mw-redirect" title="Pufferfish">pufferfish</a> who is SpongeBob's teacher at boating school, an underwater driver's education facility where students drive boats like cars. She wears a sailor suit and her school is a lighthouse. SpongeBob is Mrs. Puff's most dedicated student and knows the answer to every question on her written and oral exams, but always panics and crashes when he actually boards a vessel.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She puffs up into a ball when she is scared or injured.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a <a href="/wiki/Running_gag" title="Running gag">running gag</a>, she is frequently <a href="/wiki/Arrested" class="mw-redirect" title="Arrested">arrested</a> by the police, usually due to her being responsible for SpongeBob when he causes destruction around Bikini Bottom during his boating tests. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pearl_Krabs">Pearl Krabs</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Krabs" title="Pearl Krabs">Pearl Krabs</a></div> <p>Pearl Krabs (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Lori_Alan" title="Lori Alan">Lori Alan</a>) is a teenage <a href="/wiki/Sperm_whale" title="Sperm whale">sperm whale</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Mr. Krabs' daughter.<sup id="cite_ref-nz_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nz-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She wants to fit in with her fish peers, but finds this impossible to do because of the large size inherent to her species. She will inherit the Krusty Krab from her father when she grows older, but is still in high school and does not yet have a job at the family business. Pearl's favorite activities are working at the Bikini Bottom Mall, using her father's credit card to buy anything that is in style, and listening to pop music.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gary_the_Snail">Gary the Snail</h3></div> <p>Gary the Snail (vocal effects provided by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>) is SpongeBob's pet <a href="/wiki/Sea_snail" title="Sea snail">sea snail</a> who lives with him in their pineapple home and <a href="/wiki/Meow" title="Meow">vocalizes like a cat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other snails and SpongeBob can understand and talk to him. Depicted as a level-headed character, Gary often serves as a voice of reason and a <a href="/wiki/Foil_(fiction)" class="mw-redirect" title="Foil (fiction)">foil</a> to SpongeBob and solves problems that his owner cannot. He has a pink shell that <a href="/wiki/Hammerspace" title="Hammerspace">is impossibly spacious on the inside</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Supporting_characters">Supporting characters</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Patchy_the_Pirate">Patchy the Pirate</h3></div> <p>Patchy the Pirate (played by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>) is the host of the series' special episodes. He is a live-action <a href="/wiki/Pirate" class="mw-redirect" title="Pirate">pirate</a> and the president of the fictional <i>SpongeBob</i> fan club. He lives in an unnamed suburb of <a href="/wiki/Encino,_Los_Angeles" title="Encino, Los Angeles">Encino, Los Angeles</a>, and segments hosted by him are often presented in a <a href="/wiki/Dual_narrative" title="Dual narrative">dual narrative</a> with the animated stories. He made a special guest star appearance on <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Time_Rush" title="Big Time Rush">Big Time Rush</a></i> in the episode "<a href="/wiki/Big_Time_Beach_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Time Beach Party">Big Time Beach Party</a>" with <a href="/wiki/Carlos_PenaVega" title="Carlos PenaVega">Carlos Pena Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Logan_Henderson" title="Logan Henderson">Logan Henderson</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Potty_the_Parrot">Potty the Parrot</h3></div> <p>Potty the Parrot (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hillenburg" title="Stephen Hillenburg">Stephen Hillenburg</a> in seasons 2–3, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tibbitt" title="Paul Tibbitt">Paul Tibbitt</a> from seasons 4–8, <a href="/wiki/Mr._Lawrence" title="Mr. Lawrence">Mr. Lawrence</a> from seasons 10–present) is Patchy's green pet parrot, depicted as a crudely-made puppet with <a href="/wiki/Googly_eyes" title="Googly eyes">googly eyes</a>. The character's name is a reference to "Polly wants a cracker," a phrase often used for parrots to <a href="/wiki/Talking_bird" title="Talking bird">vocally mimic</a>. Potty is obnoxious and often annoys or talks back to Patchy while he is trying to host an episode. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="French_Narrator">French Narrator</h3></div> <p>The French Narrator (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>, portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Dan_Southworth" class="mw-redirect" title="Dan Southworth">Dan Southworth</a> in live-action appearances)<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an <a href="/wiki/Oceanographer" class="mw-redirect" title="Oceanographer">oceanographer</a> who films SpongeBob's world using a camera. He often introduces episodes from off-screen or narrates the <a href="/wiki/Intertitle" title="Intertitle">intertitles</a> as if the series were a nature documentary about the ocean. He has a thick French accent as a reference to the distinctive speaking style of oceanographer and filmmaker <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Cousteau" title="Jacques Cousteau">Jacques Cousteau</a>. He is normally only heard, but physically appears three times. In "No Free Rides", after being accidentally hit by SpongeBob during a driving test, his legs, which are wearing <a href="/wiki/Scuba_diving" title="Scuba diving">scuba diving</a> fins, are visible. In "Feral Friends" and "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout", he is shown in live action as a <a href="/wiki/Standard_diving_dress" title="Standard diving dress">hard hat diver</a> with his face obscured by his helmet and a red <a href="/wiki/Beanie_hat" class="mw-redirect" title="Beanie hat">beanie hat</a> on top, referencing the beanie hat Cousteau was widely known for wearing. In "Mimic Madness", SpongeBob impersonates him by imitating his voice and wearing a beanie and beard, once again referencing Cousteau. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mermaid_Man_and_Barnacle_Boy">Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mermaid_Man_and_Barnacle_Boy" title="Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy">Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy</a></div> <p>Mermaid Man (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Borgnine" title="Ernest Borgnine">Ernest Borgnine</a> as an old man and a young man in "The Bad Guy Club for Villains", <a href="/wiki/Adam_West" title="Adam West">Adam West</a> as a young man in "Back to the Past") and his sidekick Barnacle Boy (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tim_Conway" title="Tim Conway">Tim Conway</a> as an old man and a young man in "The Bad Guy Club for Villains", <a href="/wiki/Burt_Ward" title="Burt Ward">Burt Ward</a> as a young man in "Back to the Past")<sup id="cite_ref-actors_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are two elderly, semi-retired superheroes who live in Shady Shoals, a retirement home, and are stars of SpongeBob and Patrick's favorite television show. Mermaid Man is a stereotypically <a href="/wiki/Senility" class="mw-redirect" title="Senility">senile</a> senior citizen who dramatically yells "Evil!" whenever he hears the word, while Barnacle Boy is shown to be the smarter, more sensible, and more irritable of the two. Besides being able to breathe underwater and talk to sea creatures, both men can throw water balls and telepathically summon sea creatures to help them fight crime. "Mermaid Man Begins" confirms that their given first names are Ernie and Tim, referencing the first names of their respective voice actors. <a href="/wiki/Aquaman" title="Aquaman">Aquaman</a> artist <a href="/wiki/Ramona_Fradon" title="Ramona Fradon">Ramona Fradon</a> drew the characters' comic book adventures.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A series of <i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> official collectors' trading cards published by <a href="/wiki/Topps" title="Topps">Topps</a> gives their last names as Huckler and Strangler. </p><p>Since Borgnine and Conway's deaths in 2012 and 2019, both characters have been limited to <a href="/wiki/Cameo_appearance" title="Cameo appearance">cameo appearances</a> without dialogue, as the showrunners chose not to recast their voices. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Flying_Dutchman">The Flying Dutchman</h3></div> <p>The Flying Dutchman (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Brian_Doyle-Murray" title="Brian Doyle-Murray">Brian Doyle-Murray</a> in the TV series, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hamill" title="Mark Hamill">Mark Hamill</a> in <a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_(film_series)#The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Search_for_SquarePants_(2025)" title="SpongeBob SquarePants (film series)"><i>The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants</i></a>) is an irritable, mischievous pirate ghost who glows green.<sup id="cite_ref-sidecharacters_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sidecharacters-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is named after the ghost ship <a href="/wiki/Flying_Dutchman" title="Flying Dutchman">of the same name</a>. He haunts the seven seas because his unburied corpse was used as a window display. He collects souls as a <a href="/wiki/Satan" title="Satan">Satan</a>-like character and resides in a cavern containing <a href="/wiki/Davy_Jones%27_Locker" class="mw-redirect" title="Davy Jones' Locker">Davy Jones' Locker</a>, a literal <a href="/wiki/Locker" title="Locker">locker</a> stuffed with smelly socks that belong to <a href="/wiki/The_Monkees" title="The Monkees">Monkees</a> singer <a href="/wiki/Davy_Jones_(musician)" title="Davy Jones (musician)">Davy Jones</a>, which within the series is analogous to <a href="/wiki/Hell" title="Hell">Hell</a> and occasionally mentioned as a <a href="/wiki/Curse_word" class="mw-redirect" title="Curse word">curse word</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="King_Neptune">King Neptune</h3></div> <p>King Neptune (voiced by <a href="/wiki/John_O%27Hurley" title="John O'Hurley">John O'Hurley</a> in the TV series, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tibbitt" title="Paul Tibbitt">Paul Tibbitt</a> in "SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget") is a powerful, <a href="/wiki/Trident" title="Trident">trident</a>-wielding <a href="/wiki/Merman" title="Merman">merman</a> god who rules the sea, based on the <a href="/wiki/Roman_mythology" title="Roman mythology">Roman mythological</a> deity <a href="/wiki/Neptune_(mythology)" title="Neptune (mythology)">of the same name</a>. In the series, Neptune lives in a palace in <a href="/wiki/Atlantis" title="Atlantis">Atlantis</a> with his wife <a href="/wiki/Amphitrite" title="Amphitrite">Amphitrite</a> and son <a href="/wiki/Triton_(mythology)" title="Triton (mythology)">Triton</a>. He is usually portrayed as arrogant and selfish, showing little sympathy for the sea's fish populace. Neptune has a mostly teal color scheme with a long auburn beard and hair. He wears gold wrist bands and a matching crown decorated with a scallop ornament, plus a gold belt bearing a <a href="/wiki/Seahorse" title="Seahorse">seahorse</a> emblem. This version was also known as Neptune XIV as seen when his portrait is shown in Squidward's briefly-redecorated room as seen in "Krusty Towers". </p><p>A different King Neptune is featured in <i><a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_SquarePants_Movie" title="The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie">The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie</a></i>, voiced by <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Tambor" title="Jeffrey Tambor">Jeffrey Tambor</a>. In the film, he resides near Bikini Bottom with his daughter Mindy and resembles a light green-skinned king with a robe, a shorter beard and hair, a domed crown to cover his bald spot, and powers limited to what can be exercised through his trident. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Larry_the_Lobster">Larry the Lobster</h3></div> <p>Larry the Lobster (usually voiced by <a href="/wiki/Mr._Lawrence" title="Mr. Lawrence">Mr. Lawrence</a> but voiced by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fagerbakke" title="Bill Fagerbakke">Bill Fagerbakke</a> for a line in "MuscleBob BuffPants" and "House Hunting") is a <a href="/wiki/Lobster" title="Lobster">lobster</a> lifeguard, bodybuilder and workout fanatic who lifts weights.<sup id="cite_ref-sidecharacters_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sidecharacters-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is usually seen at Goo Lagoon alongside Scooter. He first appears in "Ripped Pants" and reappears in the spinoff <i><a href="/wiki/Kamp_Koral:_SpongeBob%27s_Under_Years" title="Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years">Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Harold_and_Margaret_SquarePants">Harold and Margaret SquarePants</h3></div> <p>Mr. Harold SquarePants (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>) and Mrs. Margaret SquarePants (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Sirena_Irwin" title="Sirena Irwin">Sirena Irwin</a>) are SpongeBob's parents, who more closely resemble round <a href="/wiki/Sponge" title="Sponge">sea sponges</a> than SpongeBob. Harold is brown with glasses and a moustache, while Margaret is dark orange. They seem to live outside of Bikini Bottom, but still take the time to visit their son on occasion. They are proud of SpongeBob but embarrassed that he still does not have a driver's license. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Realistic_Fish_Head">Realistic Fish Head</h3></div> <p>The Realistic Fish head (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Mr._Lawrence" title="Mr. Lawrence">Mr. Lawrence</a>) is an announcer and news anchor fish, resembling a cut-out of a live-action tuna. He appears in the series' opening theme. He has been given various different names throughout the series and tie-in media; it is Mister Fish in <i>SpongeBob's Nicktoon Summer Splash</i>, Elaine in "<a href="/wiki/The_Great_Patty_Caper" title="The Great Patty Caper">The Great Patty Caper</a>", Johnny in <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants:_Battle_for_Bikini_Bottom" title="SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom">Battle for Bikini Bottom</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants:_Battle_for_Bikini_Bottom_%E2%80%93_Rehydrated" title="SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated">Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated</a></i>, and "T. McTrout" in <i>Toonz2Nite</i> commercials for <a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(UK_and_Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicktoons (UK and Ireland)">Nicktoons UK</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Perch_Perkins">Perch Perkins</h3></div> <p>Perch Perkins (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a>) is a <a href="/wiki/Yellow_perch" title="Yellow perch">perch</a> who works as a famous field news reporter. While the Realistic Fish Head only reports on television news programs, Perch makes physical appearances reporting about events that occur. He is normally purple with a dark purple coat with a black wig and headphones, although some episodes and <i><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_MLB" title="Nicktoons MLB">Nicktoons MLB</a></i> show him with an orange color scheme and a red coat. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bubble_Bass">Bubble Bass</h3></div> <p>Bubble Bass (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a>) is an overweight green <a href="/wiki/Bass_(fish)" title="Bass (fish)">bass</a> that first appeared in season 1. He is a nemesis of SpongeBob and is very picky about his food. Although initially dormant after season 1, he began to appear far more frequently as a supporting character in season 9, and he has even had a notable share of episodes focused on him in both protagonist and antagonist roles, such as "Swamp Mates". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Slappy_Laslo">Slappy Laslo</h3></div> <p>Slappy Laslo (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a> impersonating <a href="/wiki/Peter_Lorre" title="Peter Lorre">Peter Lorre</a>) is a fish whose voice, appearance, and mannerism are modeled after Peter Lorre. After appearing in "The Big Birthday Blowout", Slappy was shown to work as a butler for Nosferatu in "Squidferatu", "Slappy Daze", and "FunBelievable". Slappy also recurred on <i>The Patrick Star Show</i> as a big fan of the titular show. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Old_Man_Jenkins">Old Man Jenkins</h3></div> <p>Old Man Jenkins (voiced by various actors from seasons 1—10 and by <a href="/wiki/John_Gegenhuber" title="John Gegenhuber">John Gegenhuber</a> since season 11) is an elderly townsperson who lives at the Shady Shoals retirement home and is a common patron of the Krusty Krab. His appearance and job changed often throughout the first ten seasons. A country style <a href="/wiki/Banjo_music" title="Banjo music">banjo music</a> usually plays whenever he appears. This music was confirmed as a theme song in the episode <a href="/wiki/Friend_or_Foe_(SpongeBob_SquarePants)" title="Friend or Foe (SpongeBob SquarePants)">'Friend or Foe'</a> when elementary age Eugene Krabs states, "I'd know that theme song anywhere, it's Old Man Jenkins!" One of his critical appearances is in "<a href="/wiki/The_Sponge_Who_Could_Fly" title="The Sponge Who Could Fly">The Sponge Who Could Fly</a>" wherein he plays a farmer, a sailor, and finally, a <a href="/wiki/Human_cannonball" title="Human cannonball">human cannonball</a>. In season 11, the series' staff decided on a finite design for Old Man Jenkins,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the actor John Gegenhuber began to consistently voice him. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jellyfish">Jellyfish</h3></div> <p>The jellyfish (vocal effects by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>) are wild animals who reside in Jellyfish Fields, a meadow in Bikini Bottom, and have a strong affinity for music. Within the series, jellyfish behave like sentient insects, squirt jelly, buzz and swarm like bees, and can sting their enemies with electric shocks that leave painful welts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Incidentals">Incidentals</h3></div> <p>The incidentals are a large variety of characters who function as the main background characters of the show. They are all each referred as "Incidental" followed by their given model number.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their names, jobs, personalities, relationships, ages, and sometimes gender are inconsistent and tend to differ from each episode. There is currently known to be over 300 incidental characters.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These characters can usually be portrayed as customers at the Krusty Krab, beachgoers at Goo Lagoon, or characters making up a large crowd or audience, although they also commonly make supporting and/or speaking roles as well. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_characters">Other characters</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recurring_and_guest_characters">Recurring and guest characters</h3></div> <ul><li><b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="Angry_Jack"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Angry Jack</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Dee_Snider" title="Dee Snider">Dee Snider</a>) is the owner of a snail shell emporium in "Shell Shocked". He initially pretends to have an angry demeanor as a marketing stint for his store's commercials, but becomes truly infuriated when SpongeBob accidentally destroys every shell in his emporium.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Beatrice"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Beatrice</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Betty_White" title="Betty White">Betty White</a>) is the owner of Grandma's Apron, the store where Pearl goes to work in "Mall Girl Pearl". An older woman, Beatrice convinces Pearl not to let her teenage friends make fun of her job.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Bob_Barnacle"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Bob Barnacle</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Barker" title="Bob Barker">Bob Barker</a>) is the director of an animal rescue center where snails escaped from to find SpongeBob in "Sanctuary!" He delivers the "have your pets spayed and neutered" line Barker used to close his game show <i><a href="/wiki/The_Price_Is_Right" title="The Price Is Right">The Price Is Right</a></i>.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Bubble_Buddy"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Bubble Buddy</span></span></b> (voiced by Brad Abrell) is a humanoid bubble created by SpongeBob in "Bubble Buddy". His apparent inanimateness annoys other people of Bikini Bottom, but he is later revealed to be a sentient being before moving out of the town in a taxi-shaped bubble. He later returns in the season 8 episode "Bubble Buddy Returns", having been found to live in Bubbletown, a city made completely out of bubbles.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Craig_Mammalton"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Craig Mammalton</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a>) is a <a href="/wiki/Pinniped" title="Pinniped">seal</a> who is popular among Goo Lagoon beachgoers for his tanned skin and golden caramel brown bones. In "Sun Bleached", he holds parties during the night that only permits those with tanned skin to enter, the highest level of which is bleached skin. He is a parody of <a href="/wiki/George_Hamilton_(actor)" title="George Hamilton (actor)">George Hamilton</a>.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Cuddle_E._Hugs"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Cuddle E. Hugs</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Garlin" title="Jeff Garlin">Jeff Garlin</a>) is a giant, bowtie-wearing hamster from the eponymous episode who can only be seen whenever someone ingests a rotten Krabby Patty.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="DoodleBob"></span><span class="vanchor-text">DoodleBob</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tibbitt" title="Paul Tibbitt">Paul Tibbitt</a>) is a drawing created by SpongeBob in his image using a human pencil, which is seemingly able to animate anything it draws. He speaks through unintelligible phrases. He appears in "Frankendoodle". He returned later in "Doodle Dimension", torturing SpongeBob and Patrick in a doodling dimension. He also featured as the main villain to defeat in the <i><a href="/wiki/Drawn_to_Life:_SpongeBob_SquarePants_Edition" title="Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition">Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition</a></i> video game. In "Captain Pipsqueak", DoodleBob made a cameo among the villains auditioning to join E.V.I.L.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Flats_the_Flounder"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Flats the Flounder</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_F._Wilson" title="Thomas F. Wilson">Thomas F. Wilson</a>) is a green <a href="/wiki/Flounder" title="Flounder">flounder</a> who had several silent cameos in various <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_season_1" title="SpongeBob SquarePants season 1">season 1)</a></i> episodes before appearing as the new student at Mrs. Puff's Boating School in "The Bully". He wants to kick SpongeBob's "butt" for no apparent reason and SpongeBob takes it as if Flats wants to murder him. He also appears during the credits of <a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Sponge_Out_of_Water" title="The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water">The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water</a></li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Gene_Scallop"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Gene Scallop</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Gene_Shalit" title="Gene Shalit">Gene Shalit</a>) is a food critic who critiques the Krusty Krab in "The Krusty Sponge." He negatively reviews every aspect of the restaurant except for SpongeBob. In response to Scallop's review, Mr. Krabs exploits SpongeBob's newfound popularity by theming the Krusty Krab around SpongeBob. After Mr. Krabs got arrested by the health inspector for what his Spongy Patties did to its consumers, Gene was among the members of the jury at Mr. Krabs' trial where he tells the judge that they find him guilty of all charges. He is modeled and characterized after his voice actor, a real-life book and film critic.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Gordon"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Gordon</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Ian_McShane" title="Ian McShane">Ian McShane</a>) is the leader of a band of Vikings who kidnap SpongeBob and Squidward in "<a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_season_6#ep14" title="SpongeBob SquarePants season 6">Dear Vikings</a>". Except for himself, all of his crewmen are named "Olaf". In "Captain Pipsqueak", Gordon made a cameo among the villains auditioning to join E.V.I.L.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Granny"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Granny</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Amy_Poehler" title="Amy Poehler">Amy Poehler</a>) is an elderly fish who appears in "<a href="/wiki/Have_You_Seen_This_Snail%3F" title="Have You Seen This Snail?">Have You Seen This Snail?</a>". She finds snails and force-feeds them so that she can eat them and lock their shells in a closet. She adopts Gary, who was lost in an alley, as her latest victim, but he manages to escape.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Jack_Kahuna_Laguna"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Jack Kahuna Laguna</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Depp" title="Johnny Depp">Johnny Depp</a>) is a legendary human-like surfer who appears in "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One". He teaches SpongeBob and his friends how to surf so they can go back home and fend off from a legendary tidal wave known as the Big One.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Jim"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Jim</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Patton_Oswalt" title="Patton Oswalt">Patton Oswalt</a>) is the Krusty Krab's original fry cook, as revealed in "The Original Fry Cook". His cooking is legendary throughout Bikini Bottom, and he is shown to be an even better chef than SpongeBob. Jim left the Krusty Krab after Mr. Krabs declined to provide him with a higher salary.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Kenny_the_Cat"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Kenny the Cat</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Biz_Markie" title="Biz Markie">Biz Markie</a>) is a gray tomcat from the eponymous episode who claims he can hold his breath underwater. He is idolized by SpongeBob until it is realized that Kenny requires an oxygen tank to breathe. After the ruse was exposed by Sandy, SpongeBob got him to continue his goals by putting him in one of Sandy's diving suits.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Lord_Royal_Highness"></span><span id="LRH"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Lord Royal Highness</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>), also referred to as <b>LRH</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the king of <a href="/wiki/Atlantis" title="Atlantis">Atlantis</a> in "<a href="/wiki/SpongeBob%27s_Atlantis_SquarePantis" title="SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis">SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis</a>". He invites SpongeBob and his friends for a visit to Atlantis after they find the lost piece of the coin, but eventually regrets it since they (especially Patrick) end up popping the longest living bubble accidentally with a camera flash.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Madame_Hagfish"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Madame Hagfish</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Kristen_Wiig" title="Kristen Wiig">Kristen Wiig</a> in "The Curse of the Hex", <a href="/wiki/Jill_Talley" title="Jill Talley">Jill Talley</a> in "Terror at 20,000 Leagues" and "Captain Pipsqueak") is a fish and an expert witch. In "Captain Pipsqueak", Madame Hagfish is among the villains auditioning to join E.V.I.L. In <i>The Patrick Star Show</i> episode "Terror at 20,000 Leagues", Madame Hagfish runs a Were-Hair Botique that tends to the underwater versions of werewolves.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Master_Udon"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Master Udon</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Pat_Morita" title="Pat Morita">Pat Morita</a>) is an old karate master who appears in "<a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_season_4#ep11b" title="SpongeBob SquarePants season 4">Karate Island</a>." He is actually a scammer who wants people to invest in his condominium project, disguising it as the "King of Karate" crowning that he presents to SpongeBob.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Nicholas_Withers"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Nicholas Withers</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Alton_Brown" title="Alton Brown">Alton Brown</a>) is the presenter of the popular lifestyle television show, <i>House Fancy</i>. He is pending on an award for Best Architecture during the episode that features Squilliam's house; he eventually gives it to Squidward due to the "creative" design of his ruined house.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Queen_Amphitrite"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Queen Amphitrite</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Beckham" title="Victoria Beckham">Victoria Beckham</a>) is King Neptune's wife and Triton's mother. She is worried by her son's attitude of not wanting to inherit the throne.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Prince_Triton"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Prince Triton</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Bach" title="Sebastian Bach">Sebastian Bach</a>) is the teenage son of King Neptune who appears in "<a href="/wiki/The_Clash_of_Triton" title="The Clash of Triton">The Clash of Triton</a>". He initially wants to be a normal fish like everyone else, but his father convinces him otherwise.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Sal"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Sal</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Gottfried" title="Gilbert Gottfried">Gilbert Gottfried</a>) is the proprietor of the Slop Pail restaurant seen in "The Hankering". Mr. Krabs frequents the establishment until Sal decides to close it down permanently so he can pursue an acting career.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="[[Santa_Claus]]"></span><span class="vanchor-text"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus" title="Santa Claus">Santa Claus</a></span></span></b> makes several appearances throughout the series, portrayed in live-action form by series writer Michael Patrick Bell in "<a href="/wiki/Christmas_Who%3F" title="Christmas Who?">Christmas Who?</a>", then in claymation by <a href="/wiki/John_Goodman" title="John Goodman">John Goodman</a> for "<a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_SpongeBob_Christmas!" title="It's a SpongeBob Christmas!">It's a SpongeBob Christmas!</a>". <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Black" title="Lewis Black">Lewis Black</a> took over the role for later seasons, with Santa appearing traditionally animated and for a <i>Kamp Koral</i> episode in CGI. The Lewis Black version is generally annoyed by SpongeBob's antics, referring to him as "a menace" in a non-spiteful kind of way.</li> <li>The <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Sea_Bear"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Sea Bear</span></span></b> (vocal effects provided by <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a>) is a creature that appears in "The Camping Episode". It is depicted as a giant fish with the head of a bear and claws on its fins. SpongeBob and Patrick try to convince Squidward that the Sea Bear exists, but Squidward refuses to believe in the creature until it attacks him repeatedly when he did things that attract a Sea Bear like playing his clarinet badly, wearing a sombrero in a goofy fashion, stomping on the ground (Sea Bears take that as a challenge), waving around a flashlight (flashlights are its natural prey), eating cubed and sliced cheese, and screeching like a chimpanzee. Sea Bears also hate it when someone runs, limps, or crawls away from it. Only an Anti-Sea Bear circle can repel a sea-bear. On a related note, the sound of a Sea Bear attack can attract a Sea Rhinoceros.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Sea_Monster"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Sea Monster</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Gene_Simmons" title="Gene Simmons">Gene Simmons</a>) is a lizard-like sea monster who appears in "20,000 Patties Under the Sea". After having slept for 79 years, he demands for SpongeBob and Patrick to sell him food in exchange for giant dollar bills.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Sergeant_Sam_Roderick"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Sergeant Sam Roderick</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Robin_Sachs" title="Robin Sachs">Robin Sachs</a>) is a strict drill sergeant <a href="/wiki/Shark" title="Shark">shark</a> who temporarily replaces Mrs. Puff as the teacher at boating school in "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired". He is said to be the strictest driving instructor in the sea, but even he cannot teach SpongeBob to drive successfully.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Sharkface"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Sharkface</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Henry_Winkler" title="Henry Winkler">Henry Winkler</a>), <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Lonnie"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Lonnie</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Michael_McKean" title="Michael McKean">Michael McKean</a>), <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Ronnie"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Ronnie</span></span></b> (voiced by Clancy Brown) and <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Donnie"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Donnie</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/David_Lander" title="David Lander">David Lander</a>) are a street gang of sharks who appear in the episode "Sharks vs. Pods", in which SpongeBob joins them. They are actually dancers rather than fighters and are rivals to Squidward's gang, a group of octopuses called the Pods.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Spot"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Spot</span></span></b> is Plankton's pet <a href="/wiki/Amoeba" title="Amoeba">amoeba</a>, who lives in the Chum Bucket with him and Karen. Spot behaves similarly to a puppy, is a good retriever, and can grow very large when he needs to protect his owner. He first appears in the season 9 episode "Plankton's Pet," and reappears in several episodes from season 11 onward.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Squilliam_Fancyson_III"></span><span id="Squilliam_Fancyson"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Squilliam Fancyson III</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a>) is an octopus and Squidward Tentacles' arrogant, wealthy arch-rival, who has succeeded in everything Squidward had aspired to. He owns a four-story mansion with an expansive garden on the rooftop. He appears in six episodes throughout the first seven seasons, most notably in "<a href="/wiki/Band_Geeks" title="Band Geeks">Band Geeks</a>" where Squidward finally emerges victorious against him by leading an unexpectedly successful band performance. Alternate versions of him appear in "Back to the Past" and "Code Yellow", but he has not made a physical appearance since "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful".</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Sticky_Fins_Whiting"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Sticky Fins Whiting</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Pantoliano" title="Joe Pantoliano">Joe Pantoliano</a> in "The Getaway" and "End of Summer Daze", <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a> in "Captain Pipsqueak") is a prisoner who escapes from Bikini Bottom Prison in "The Getaway" and mistakes SpongeBob as his getaway driver which makes things worse for him. In "Captain Pipsqueak", Sticky Fins Whiting is among the villains auditioning to join E.V.I.L. In the <i>Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years</i> episode "End of Summer Daze", Whiting and Dorsal Dan show up at Kamp Koral where they end up hiding the loot they've stole in the pies that were made. Both of them were chased away by the jellyfish. <ul><li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Dorsal_Dan"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Dorsal Dan</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Steve_Buscemi" title="Steve Buscemi">Steve Buscemi</a> in "The Getaway", <a href="/wiki/Clancy_Brown" title="Clancy Brown">Clancy Brown</a> in "The Krusty Slammer", <a href="/wiki/Rodger_Bumpass" title="Rodger Bumpass">Rodger Bumpass</a> in "Captain Pipsqueak") is a fish who was supposed to be Sticky Fins Whiting's getaway driver only for a mix-up involving SpongeBob to occur. In "Captain Pipsqueak", Dorsal Dan is among the villains auditioning to join E.V.I.L. In the <i>Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years</i> episode "End of Summer Daze", Dorsal Dan and Sticky Fins Whiting sho up at Kamp Koral where they end up hiding the loot they stole in the pies that were made. Both of them were chased away by the jellyfish.</li></ul></li> <li>The <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Tattletale_Strangler"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Tattletale Strangler</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_F._Wilson" title="Thomas F. Wilson">Thomas F. Wilson</a>) is a criminal fish who appears in "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler". He is detained for repeatedly strangling someone and promises to strangle SpongeBob when the latter has him arrested. He escapes from jail and pretends to be a bodyguard to get close to SpongeBob, but SpongeBob's behavior annoys him to the point where he would rather be back in prison. In "Captain Pipsqueak", the Tattletale Strangler" made a cameo among the villains auditioning to join E.V.I.L.</li> <li>The <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Warden"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Warden</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/R._Lee_Ermey" title="R. Lee Ermey">R. Lee Ermey</a>) is the head prison warden of the Inferno Island prison, appearing in "The Inmates of Summer". His demeanor is a stereotype of a drill sergeant: strict, demanding, and always speaking in a loud tone. This portrayal is reminiscent of Ermey's performance as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick" title="Stanley Kubrick">Stanley Kubrick</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Full_Metal_Jacket" title="Full Metal Jacket">Full Metal Jacket</a></i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Mermaid_Man_and_Barnacle_Boy_enemies">Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy enemies</h4></div> <p>In Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's show within a show and real-life, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy have fought an assortment of villains where some of them have encountered SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star before. Some of them are shown to be members of the B.G.A.T.F.B.C. (short for Bad Guys All Together for Book Club) in "The Bad Guy Club for Villains. </p> <ul><li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Atomic_Flounder"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Atomic Flounder</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Alazraqui" title="Carlos Alazraqui">Carlos Alazraqui</a> in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II", <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a> in "The Bad Guy Club for Villains" is an irradiated flounder and one of the enemies of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. In his youth, Atomic Flounder wore a hazmat suit. He was shown to have retired from crime. In "The Bad Guy Club for Villains", Atomic Flounder was redesigned where he now resembles a humanoid mutant flounder with an arm growing from his left arm and an eye growing from the right side of his eye. He was shown to be associated with the B.G.A.T.F.B.C.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Dirty_Bubble"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Dirty Bubble</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Nelson_Reilly" title="Charles Nelson Reilly">Charles Nelson Reilly</a> in his first appearance, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a> in later appearances) is a villain against Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. He is a giant brown bubble with a face that is vulnerable to pointy items. The Dirty Bubble was one of the founders of the evil organization E.V.I.L. (short for Every Villain is Lemons) in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" and was part of the group again in "Captain Pipsqueak". He is also shown to be a member of the B.G.A.T.F.B.C.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Kelp_Thing"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Kelp Thing</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>) is a kelp-themed supervillain who is an enemy of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Man_Ray"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Man Ray</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/John_Rhys-Davies" title="John Rhys-Davies">John Rhys-Davies</a> in the first appearance, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Joles" title="Bob Joles">Bob Joles</a> in later appearances) is a villain against Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. Man Ray has a man's body and a helmet shaped to look like a <a href="/wiki/Manta_ray" title="Manta ray">manta ray</a>'s head, which hides the fact that he does not have a head. He is a spoof of <a href="/wiki/Aquaman" title="Aquaman">Aquaman</a>'s arch enemy, <a href="/wiki/Black_Manta" title="Black Manta">Black Manta</a>. Though Man Ray retires as a supervillain in his first appearance, he later goes back to being a villain where he even became a founder of E.V.I.L. (short for Every Villain is Lemons) in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" and was part of the group again in "Captain Pipsqueak".</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="The_Moth"></span><span class="vanchor-text">The Moth</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hamill" title="Mark Hamill">Mark Hamill</a>) is a supervillain moth and an enemy of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy who appears in "Night Light". Even though he is minuscule, he has the strength to carry both SpongeBob's house and a lighthouse.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Robot_Mantis"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Robot Mantis</span></span></b> (vocal effects provided by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>) is a robotic <a href="/wiki/Mantis" title="Mantis">mantis</a> that Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy fought in the theme song seen in "The Bad Guy Club for Villains". In "Captain Pipsqueak", the Robot Mantis is among those that auditioned to join E.V.I.L. only to be destroyed by Man Ray because the piano belonging to Gramma that he turned into different instruments was just tuned.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Sinister_Slug"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Sinister Slug</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Mr._Lawrence" title="Mr. Lawrence">Mr. Lawrence</a>) is a gray sea slug and an enemy of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy who can climb walls and shoot slime. He was shown to resemble a green sea slug in a green mask and outfit in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II". In "The Bad Guy Club for Villains", Sinister Slug was redesigned with a more realistic biege body, sharp teeth, and red eyes where he was shown to be a member of B.G.A.T.F.B.C.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Jumbo_Shrimp"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Jumbo Shrimp</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a>) is a large muscular shrimp with super-strength who is an enemy of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. He resembles a muscular pink shrimp in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II". In "The Bad Guy Club for Villains", Jumbo Shrimp was redesigned where he resembles a real shrimp with spiky antennae, muscular arms, four legs, and a long tail. He was also shown to be a member of B.G.A.T.F.B.C.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="International_Justice_League_of_Super_Acquaintances">International Justice League of Super Acquaintances</h4></div> <p>The <b>International Justice League of Super Acquaintances</b> (or IJLSA for short) are a group of the ocean's greatest superheroes that Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are associated with. An earlier version of the group was called the <b>International Justice Lodge of Super Acquaintances</b> as seen in "The Bad Guy Club for Villains". </p><p>In "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV", SpongeBob and his friends had to pose as some of its members to help Mermaid Man fight E.V.I.L. In "The Bad Guy Club for Villains", it was shown that Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's enemies were not familiar with them at first. </p> <ul><li><b>Quickster</b> - A superhero and member of the IJLSA with super-speed. SpongeBob SquarePants once operated as him.</li> <li><b>Captain Magma</b> - A superhero with a volcano on his head and member of the IJLSA that can shoot lava when "Krakatoa" is shouted. Squidward Tentacles once operated as him.</li> <li><b>Professor Magma</b> (vocal effects provided by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>) - A magma-themed superhero and member of the IJLSA that was seen in "The Bad Guy Club for Villains".</li> <li><b>Elastic Waistband</b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a>) - An elastic superhero and member of the IJLSA. In "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV", Elastic Waistband is shown to have elasticity where Patrick Star once operated as him. In "The Bad Guy Club for Villains", Elastic Waistband was redesigned where his torso can inflate to ball shape when he unbuckles his waistband.</li> <li><b>Miss Appear</b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Sirena_Irwin" title="Sirena Irwin">Sirena Irwin</a>) is a superhero with invisibility and member of the IJLSA. In "The Bad Guy Club for Villains", Miss Appear was redesigned to resemble a parody of <a href="/wiki/Wonder_Woman" title="Wonder Woman">Wonder Woman</a>.</li> <li><b>Pyrite Ponderer</b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>) is a pyrite-themed superhero and member of the IJLSA who wields the Hairnet of Knowledge that can do other things. He is known for giving advice and making comments like "Do we really exist" and "violence resolves nothing".</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_characters">Film characters</h3></div> <ul><li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Princess_Mindy"></span><span id="Mindy"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Princess Mindy</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Scarlett_Johansson" title="Scarlett Johansson">Scarlett Johansson</a>) is King Neptune's daughter. She is Patrick's love interest. She is a motherly and friendly person and a very good friend of SpongeBob and Patrick. She appears in <i><a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_SquarePants_Movie" title="The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie">The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie</a></i>. She isn't mentioned in the TV series, but does appear in the special "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout".</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Dennis"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Dennis</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Alec_Baldwin" title="Alec Baldwin">Alec Baldwin</a> in the film, <a href="/wiki/Clancy_Brown" title="Clancy Brown">Clancy Brown</a> in the TV series) is a hitman hired by Plankton to assassinate SpongeBob and Patrick before they are able to retrieve King Neptune's crown from Shell City. Before he manages to do that however he is first stomped by the Cyclops and then hit by a pier. He only appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_SquarePants_Movie" title="The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie">The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie</a></i> and made a speaking cameo in "Captain Pipsqueak" where he was the receptionist for E.V.I.L.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="The_Cyclops"></span><span class="vanchor-text">The Cyclops</span></span></b> (performed by Aaron Hendry, vocal effects provided by <a href="/wiki/Neil_Ross" title="Neil Ross">Neil Ross</a>) is a marine diver who is always seen wearing an atmospheric diving suit and helmet, even when not underwater, and never talks but only grunts appearing only in <i><a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_SquarePants_Movie" title="The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie">The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie</a></i>. He is actually a normal adult man; however, because humans tower virtually all sea life, Mindy describes him as "the worst of all hazards". He is the owner of "Shell City", which is really the name of a seaside gift and souvenir shop.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Burger-Beard_the_Pirate"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Burger-Beard the Pirate</span></span></b> (portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Banderas" title="Antonio Banderas">Antonio Banderas</a>) is a pirate who, upon discovering a book capable of rewriting reality, steals the Krabby Patty formula to open up a fast food drive-in while also changing Bikini Bottom into a wasteland. He appears in <i><a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Sponge_Out_of_Water" title="The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water">The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water</a></i>.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Kyle"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Kyle</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tibbitt" title="Paul Tibbitt">Paul Tibbitt</a> (US)/<a href="/wiki/Joe_Sugg" title="Joe Sugg">Joe Sugg</a> (UK)/<a href="/wiki/Robert_Irwin_(television_personality)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Irwin (television personality)">Robert Irwin</a> (Australia)) is an innocent seagull that listens to the stories of Burger-Beard. He appears in <i><a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Sponge_Out_of_Water" title="The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water">The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water</a></i>.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Bubbles"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Bubbles</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Matt_Berry" title="Matt Berry">Matt Berry</a> in the film, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bennett" title="Jeff Bennett">Jeff Bennett</a> in the video game) is a god-like <a href="/wiki/Bottlenose_dolphin" title="Bottlenose dolphin">bottlenose dolphin</a> who is the overseer of the universe, watching them from a triangular building in outer space. SpongeBob and Plankton accidentally end up in his audience while using Karen's time machine in <i><a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Sponge_Out_of_Water" title="The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water">The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water</a></i>.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="King_Poseidon"></span><span class="vanchor-text">King Poseidon</span></span></b> (voiced by Matt Berry) is the ruler of the seven seas who resides in Atlantic City and is much different from King Neptune. He uses snails' slime as face cream to look younger, which is the reason he kidnapped SpongeBob's pet snail Gary once he was all out of snails. He only appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Sponge_on_the_Run" title="The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run">The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run</a></i>.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Chancellor"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Chancellor</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Watts" title="Reggie Watts">Reggie Watts</a>) is King Poseidon's assistant. He appears in <i><a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Sponge_on_the_Run" title="The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run">The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run</a></i>.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Sage"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Sage</span></span></b> (portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Keanu_Reeves" title="Keanu Reeves">Keanu Reeves</a>) is a tumbleweed with a human face who helps SpongeBob on his quest to save Gary. He appears in <i><a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Sponge_on_the_Run" title="The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run">The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run</a></i>.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="El_Diablo"></span><span class="vanchor-text">El Diablo</span></span></b> (portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Danny_Trejo" title="Danny Trejo">Danny Trejo</a>) is the leader of vampire cowboy zombies whom SpongeBob and Patrick encountered in their dream. He appears in <i><a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Sponge_on_the_Run" title="The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run">The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run</a></i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spin-off_characters">Spin-off characters</h3></div> <ul><li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Nobby"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Nobby</span></span></b> and <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Narlene"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Narlene</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Alazraqui" title="Carlos Alazraqui">Carlos Alazraqui</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kate_Higgins" title="Kate Higgins">Kate Higgins</a>) are characters in the spin-off series <i><a href="/wiki/Kamp_Koral:_SpongeBob%27s_Under_Years" title="Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years">Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years</a></i>. They are a pair of <a href="/wiki/Hillbilly" title="Hillbilly">hillbilly</a> <a href="/wiki/Narwhal" title="Narwhal">narwhals</a> who live in the Kelp Forest. The narwhal siblings have crossed over into the main series on different occasions: the episodes "Something Narwhal This Way Comes", "Upturn Girls", "Sandy, Help Us!" and "In the Mood to Feud". In the main series, Nobby is shown to be larger and muscular while Narlene was just taller.</li> <li>The <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="[[Kraken]]"></span><span class="vanchor-text"><a href="/wiki/Kraken" title="Kraken">Kraken</a></span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Brad_Garrett" title="Brad Garrett">Brad Garrett</a> impersonating <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Dangerfield" title="Rodney Dangerfield">Rodney Dangerfield</a>) is a sea monster in <i>Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years</i> that was seen living in the lake at Kamp Koral where he is shown to have a comedic side. He later crossed over into the main series where he appeared at the end of "Abandon Twits".</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Cecil_Star"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Cecil Star</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_F._Wilson" title="Thomas F. Wilson">Thomas F. Wilson</a>) and <b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Bunny_Star"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Bunny Star</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Cree_Summer" title="Cree Summer">Cree Summer</a>) are Patrick's parents in the spin-off series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Patrick_Star_Show" title="The Patrick Star Show">The Patrick Star Show</a></i>. Cecil works at the Undersea Space Center while Bunny works from home. Cecil later appeared in the <i>Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years</i> episode "Help Not Wanted" where he visits his son and was revealed to have been a former camper at Kamp Koral as well as made cameos in the main series.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Squidina_Star"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Squidina Star</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Jill_Talley" title="Jill Talley">Jill Talley</a>) is a purple squid. She was first introduced in "Goons on the Moon" as a teenage friend of Pearl. In the spin-off <i>The Patrick Star Show</i>, she is Patrick's adopted sister and the producer of Patrick's imaginary talk show.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="GrandPat_Star"></span><span class="vanchor-text">GrandPat Star</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Dana_Snyder" title="Dana Snyder">Dana Snyder</a>) is Patrick's grandfather and Cecil's father in <i>The Patrick Star Show</i>. He is the smartest member of the Star family.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Ouchie"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Ouchie</span></span></b> (vocal effects provided by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>) is a sea urchin who is the Star family's pet.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Tinkle"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Tinkle</span></span></b> (vocal effects provided by <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a>) is a sentient toilet.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Pinkeye"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Pinkeye</span></span></b> (vocal effects provided by <a href="/wiki/Jill_Talley" title="Jill Talley">Jill Talley</a>) is a sea bunny. While often shown to be feuding with Ouchie, they get along well when they are with Tinkle.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Families">Families</h3></div> <ul><li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Blackjack_SquarePants"></span><span id="Blackjack"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Blackjack SquarePants</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/John_DiMaggio" title="John DiMaggio">John DiMaggio</a>) is SpongeBob's cousin who bullied him during their childhoods. In his lone appearance, Blackjack was imprisoned for littering but has since been released. While he appeared large in flashbacks, Blackjack somehow shrunk by the present day.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Stanley_SquarePants"></span><span id="Stanley"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Stanley SquarePants</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Guest" title="Christopher Guest">Christopher Guest</a>) is SpongeBob's cousin who appears solely in the episode "Stanley S. SquarePants". SpongeBob receives Stanley in a package sent by his Uncle Clem, who is relieved to have sent Stanley, since he would destroy anything he touches. True to this, despite SpongeBob trying to teach him, Stanley constantly destroys everything and almost makes SpongeBob lose his job until SpongeBob told the truth to Mr. Krabs. This leads to Mr. Krabs hooking Stanley up with Plankton where he accidentally wrecks The Chum Bucket.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Captain_Blue_SquarePants"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Captain Blue SquarePants</span></span></b> (voiced by Garnett Sailor) is SpongeBob's uncle who only appears in the episode "BlackJack". He is a retired <a href="/wiki/Police_captain" title="Police captain">police captain</a> and lives right next to SpongeBob's cousin BlackJack. In the episode, SpongeBob goes to his house to help him stop BlackJack from torturing SpongeBob's parents. However, he can't hear over the lawnmower and thinks SpongeBob wants to help him mow the lawn. It goes on like this for other noisy objects such as a <a href="/wiki/Blender" title="Blender">blender</a>, a radio with static, and a <a href="/wiki/Phonograph" title="Phonograph">phonograph</a>. When he finally hears the news, he drives SpongeBob over to BlackJack's house, but he warns SpongeBob to be careful.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Grandma_SquarePants"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Grandma SquarePants</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Marion_Ross" title="Marion Ross">Marion Ross</a>) is SpongeBob's paternal grandmother. She spoils SpongeBob whenever he visits her house with cookies, milk, sweaters, and bedtime stories, even though it can embarrass SpongeBob.<sup id="cite_ref-sidecharacters_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sidecharacters-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Herb"></span><span id="Herb_Star"></span><span id="Margie_Star"></span><span id="Margie"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Herb</span></span></b> and <b>Margie Star</b> are Patrick's parents in the original series. Their identities are temporarily taken by another starfish couple named Marty and Janet in "I'm with Stupid". In "Rule of Dumb", it is revealed that Herb is a brother of Gary's father, Sluggo, making Patrick and Gary first cousins. The characters were later dropped when Cecil Star and Bunny Star were created.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Mrs._Tentacles"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Mrs. Tentacles</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Rodger_Bumpass" title="Rodger Bumpass">Rodger Bumpass</a> in most appearances, <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a> in "Fools in April") is Squidward's elderly mother. In earlier episodes, she only appears as hallucinations tormenting Squidward, but later appears in person in "Krusty Towers". She lives in a moai like Squidward, but with a curly hair-like structure on its roof and earring-like balls hanging from the sides.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Jeff_Tentacles"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Jeff Tentacles</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>) is Squidward's father who was mentioned a lot before appearing in "Kamp Kow".</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Grandma_Tentacles"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Grandma Tentacles</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Mary_Jo_Catlett" title="Mary Jo Catlett">Mary Jo Catlett</a> in "Chum Fricasse", <a href="/wiki/Cree_Summer" title="Cree Summer">Cree Summer</a> in <i>The Patrick Star Show</i>) is Squidward's paternal grandmother. She was originally mentioned in "Sandy's Rocket" before appearing in person in "Chum Fricasse" where Mr. Krabs tipped her off about Squidward and Plankton misusing her famous chum fricasse recipe by not letting it cook for 24 hours and had the customers wreck the Chum Bucket in retaliation. In <i>The Patrick Star Show</i>, Grandma Tentacles is shown to be the Star family's neighbor where she would be annoyed with their shenanigans.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span></span><span id="Mama_Krabs"></span><span class="vanchor-text">"Mama" Krabs</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tibbitt" title="Paul Tibbitt">Paul Tibbitt</a> in season 2–3, <a href="/wiki/Sirena_Irwin" title="Sirena Irwin">Sirena Irwin</a> in season 4–6) is Mr. Krabs' overbearing mother who still treats him slightly like a child. She is a friend of Old Man Jenkins. She first appears in "<a href="/wiki/Sailor_Mouth" title="Sailor Mouth">Sailor Mouth</a>" and has been mostly retired from the show, aside from a cameo in "Lame and Fortune." Although her name it is not officially mentioned in the series, she is referred to as "Betsy" in some merchandising.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Grandpa_Redbeard"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Grandpa Redbeard</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Quaid" title="Dennis Quaid">Dennis Quaid</a>) is Mr. Krabs' paternal grandfather who is a pirate. In "Grandpappy the Pirate", he visits his grandson, thinking that the latter is also a pirate instead of the owner of a restaurant. Mr. Krabs tries not to disappoint Redbeard by disguising the Krusty Krab as a pirate ship, pretending Pearl is a sea monster, and dressing his employees as sailors.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Gordon_Plankton"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Gordon Plankton</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Clancy_Brown" title="Clancy Brown">Clancy Brown</a>) is Plankton's hillbilly father. In "Blood is Thicker than Grease and Oil", Gordon leads his family in opening a potato restaurant next to Plankton after winning the lottery. It doesn't last long when Plankton joined the business after failing to ruin it and placing chum in the potatoes. In "In the Mood to Feud", it is revealed that Gordon's hillbilly family has feuded with Nobby and Narlene's family over the field of bumble jellies (a bumblebee version of jellyfish) in between their properties in Bikini Holler.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Ma_Plankton"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Ma Plankton</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Kate_Higgins" title="Kate Higgins">Kate Higgins</a>) is Plankton's hillbilly mother.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Grand_Dad_Plankton"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Grand Dad Plankton</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tibbitt" title="Paul Tibbitt">Paul Tibbitt</a>) is the father of Gordon Plankton and the grandfather of Plankton.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Granny_Plankton"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Granny Plankton</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Laraine_Newman" title="Laraine Newman">Laraine Newman</a>) is Plankton's grandmother.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Clem_Plankton"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Clem Plankton</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a> in "Plankton's Army", <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fagerbakke" title="Bill Fagerbakke">Bill Fagerbakke</a> in "Plankton's Robotic Revenge", <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Alazraqui" title="Carlos Alazraqui">Carlos Alazraqui</a> in "Something Narwhal This Way Comes", <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a> in "In the Mood to Feud") is Plankton's cousin and the leader of the rest of Plankton's cousins.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Plankton's_Cousins"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Plankton's Cousins</span></span></b> (variously voiced by <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Alazraqui" title="Carlos Alazraqui">Carlos Alazraqui</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clancy_Brown" title="Clancy Brown">Clancy Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rodger_Bumpass" title="Rodger Bumpass">Rodger Bumpass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fagerbakke" title="Bill Fagerbakke">Bill Fagerbakke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Lawrence" title="Carolyn Lawrence">Carolyn Lawrence</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jill_Talley" title="Jill Talley">Jill Talley</a>) are the rest of Plankton's hillbilly cousins where most of them aren't named.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Pa_Narwhal"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Pa Narwhal</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>) is the father of Nobby and Narlene and the patriarch of their hillbilly narwhal family. The episode "In the Mood to Feud" revealed that Pa Narwhal's family have been feuding with Plankton's family over the field of bumble jellies in between their properties in Bikini Holler.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Ma_Narwhal"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Ma Narwhal</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Jill_Talley" title="Jill Talley">Jill Talley</a>) is the mother of Nobby and Narlene and the matriarch of their hillbilly narwhal family.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="WillyBob"></span><span class="vanchor-text">WillyBob</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>) is the cousin of Nobby and Narlene who appears in the main series episode "Something Narwhal This Way Comes".</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Hatty_McDoody"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Hatty McDoody</span></span></b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Jack_McBrayer" title="Jack McBrayer">Jack McBrayer</a>) is the cousin of Nobby and Narlene who appears in two episodes of "Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years".</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ancestors">Ancestors</h4></div> <ul><li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Primitive_Sponge"></span><span id="Primitive_Star"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Primitive Sponge</span></span></b> and <b>Primitive Star</b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fagerbakke" title="Bill Fagerbakke">Bill Fagerbakke</a>) are the earliest known ancestors of SpongeBob and Patrick, who appear in the episode "SB-129" when Squidward time-travels to the past. Upon seeing the two of them electrocuting themselves with a jellyfish, Squidward inadvertently teaches them the sport of Jellyfishing, which results in Squidward being documented as the inventor of Jellyfishing when he returns to the present. They also seem to strongly dislike Squidward's clarinet music, as they ruthlessly chase down Squidward upon hearing it. The scene where Primitive Sponge and Primitive Star are confronted by Squidward upon noticing them torturing themselves with the jellyfish, particularly, the pose struck by Primitive Sponge, has become an <a href="/wiki/Internet_meme" title="Internet meme">internet meme</a>, referred to as "SpongeGar" (which was actually the name given to another of SpongeBob's primitive ancestors in the episode "Ugh").</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="SpongeGar"></span><span id="Patar"></span><span id="Squog"></span><span id="Primitive_Gary"></span><span id="Primitive_Krabs"></span><span class="vanchor-text">SpongeGar</span></span></b>, <b>Patar</b>, and <b>Squog</b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fagerbakke" title="Bill Fagerbakke">Bill Fagerbakke</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rodger_Bumpass" title="Rodger Bumpass">Rodger Bumpass</a>) are SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward's neolithic ancestors who appear in "Ugh." While still not being able to speak intelligibly, they are more advanced than the primitive ancestors in "SB-129" as they are shown to use stone tools and fire. Also appearing in the episode are <b>Primitive Gary</b> (voiced by Tom Kenny), Gary's gigantic ancestor and SpongeGar's pet, and <b>Primitive Krabs</b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Clancy_Brown" title="Clancy Brown">Clancy Brown</a>), Mr. Krabs' tiny ancestor who repeatedly chants "money."</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="SpongeTron"></span><span id="Patron"></span><span class="vanchor-text">SpongeTron</span></span></b> and <b>Patron</b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fagerbakke" title="Bill Fagerbakke">Bill Fagerbakke</a>) are SpongeBob and Patrick's robotic descendants who appear in "SB-129". SpongeTron has 486 clones, each one named after a letter of the English alphabet from 2,000 years in the future, while Patron has two heads.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="SpongeBuck_SquarePants"></span><span id="Pecos_Patrick"></span><span id="Hopalong_Tentacles"></span><span id="William_Krabs"></span><span id="Polene_Puff"></span><span id="Dead_Eye_Plankton"></span><span class="vanchor-text">SpongeBuck SquarePants</span></span></b>, <b>Pecos Patrick</b>, <b>Hopalong Tentacles</b>, <b>William Krabs</b>, <b>Polene Puff</b>, and <b>Dead Eye Plankton</b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fagerbakke" title="Bill Fagerbakke">Bill Fagerbakke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rodger_Bumpass" title="Rodger Bumpass">Rodger Bumpass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clancy_Brown" title="Clancy Brown">Clancy Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_Jo_Catlett" title="Mary Jo Catlett">Mary Jo Catlett</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mr._Lawrence" title="Mr. Lawrence">Mr. Lawrence</a>) are the main characters' wild west ancestors who appear in "<a href="/wiki/Pest_of_the_West" title="Pest of the West">Pest of the West</a>". They lived in the town of Bikini Gulch and frequented an old-fashioned bar version of the Krusty Krab called the Krusty Kantina.</li> <li><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Squidly_Tentacles"></span><span id="King_Krabs"></span><span id="Princess_Pearl"></span><span id="Dark_Knight"></span><span id="Planktonamor"></span><span id="Karen_the_Crystal_Ball"></span><span id="Dragon_Jellyfish"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Squidly Tentacles</span></span></b>, <b>King Krabs</b>, <b>Princess Pearl</b>, <b>Dark Knight</b>, <b>Planktonamor</b>, and <b>Karen the Crystal Ball</b> (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Rodger_Bumpass" title="Rodger Bumpass">Rodger Bumpass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clancy_Brown" title="Clancy Brown">Clancy Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lori_Alan" title="Lori Alan">Lori Alan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Lawrence" title="Carolyn Lawrence">Carolyn Lawrence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mr._Lawrence" title="Mr. Lawrence">Mr. Lawrence</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jill_Talley" title="Jill Talley">Jill Talley</a>) are the medieval counterparts of the main characters who appear in "<a href="/wiki/Dunces_and_Dragons" title="Dunces and Dragons">Dunces and Dragons</a>". The present-day SpongeBob and Patrick are magically transported to their times and help save Princess Pearl from Planktonamor. Planktonamor additionally keeps a pet, the <b>Dragon Jellyfish</b>, who is a giant jellyfish with a mane and a tail.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="List of awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants">List of awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants</a></div> <p>The characters of <i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> have been well-received overall. The titular character SpongeBob has become very popular with children and adults. The character's popularity has spread from Nickelodeon's original demographic of two- to eleven-year-olds, to teenagers and adults.<sup id="cite_ref-foxgay_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foxgay-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-goodlife_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goodlife-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The popularity of SpongeBob translated well into sales figures. In 2002, SpongeBob SquarePants dolls sold at a rate of 75,000 per week, which was faster than <a href="/wiki/Tickle_Me_Elmo" title="Tickle Me Elmo">Tickle Me Elmo</a> dolls were selling at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-goodlife_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goodlife-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SpongeBob has gained popularity in Japan, specifically with Japanese women. Nickelodeon's parent company <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Viacom (2005–present)">Viacom</a> purposefully targeted marketing at women in the country as a method of building the <i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> brand. Skeptics initially doubted that SpongeBob could be popular in Japan as the character's design is very different from already popular designs for <a href="/wiki/Hello_Kitty" title="Hello Kitty">Hello Kitty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pikachu" title="Pikachu">Pikachu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SFGate_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFGate-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the characters have also attracted some negative reception, including SpongeBob himself, who was listed as number four on AskMen's <i>Top 10: Irritating '90s Cartoon Characters</i>. Nevertheless, SpongeBob SquarePants was ranked ninth on <i>TV Guide'</i>s top 50 cartoon characters.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The show's characters have received recognition from celebrities and well-known figures in media. <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> named SpongeBob his favorite television character in 2007 and admitted that <i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> was "the show I watch with my daughters."<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> British Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> has also said he watches the show with his children.<sup id="cite_ref-Huffington_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Huffington-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sigourney_Weaver" title="Sigourney Weaver">Sigourney Weaver</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Willis" title="Bruce Willis">Bruce Willis</a> were reported to be fans of the SpongeBob character in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-goodlife_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goodlife-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Film critic <a href="/wiki/A._O._Scott" title="A. O. Scott">A. O. Scott</a> named Squidward, Mrs. Puff, and Sandy his favorite characters on the show in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> American singer <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a>, who says he is a fan of the show, said that "Squidward is my favorite, though. If he was a human, I would hang out with him."<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fashion designer <a href="/wiki/Peter_Jensen_(fashion_designer)" title="Peter Jensen (fashion designer)">Peter Jensen</a> designed a line of sweatshirts inspired by <i>SpongeBob</i> and called Mrs. Puff his "absolute favorite" character in an interview with <i><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Wear_Daily" title="Women's Wear Daily">Women's Wear Daily</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Peter Keepnews of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> commended Patrick, calling him "a popular character, and the new episodes illustrate why: He is unfailingly enthusiastic, touchingly loyal and absolutely undeterred by his intellectual limitations. Hilariously voiced by Bill Fagerbakke, he is not just an endearing comic creation but a role model for idiots everywhere."<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The show's voice actors have received attention from honorary organizations for the portrayals of their characters. Mary Jo Catlett and Tom Kenny were both nominated at the 29th <a href="/wiki/Annie_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Annie Award">Annie Awards</a> ceremony in 2001 for their vocal performances as Mrs. Puff and SpongeBob.<sup id="cite_ref-Annie29_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Annie29-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kenny received an additional two nominations at the <a href="/wiki/35th_Annie_Awards" title="35th Annie Awards">2008</a> and <a href="/wiki/37th_Annie_Awards" title="37th Annie Awards">2010</a> ceremonies, the latter of which he won for voicing SpongeBob in "<a href="/wiki/Truth_or_Square" class="mw-redirect" title="Truth or Square">Truth or Square</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Annie37_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Annie37-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, Rodger Bumpass' performance as Squidward was nominated for <a href="/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Performer_in_an_Animated_Program" title="Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program">Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program</a> at the <a href="/wiki/39th_Daytime_Emmy_Awards" title="39th Daytime Emmy Awards">39th Daytime Emmy Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DEA39_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DEA39-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DEA39noms_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DEA39noms-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, Patrick as a character won in the category "Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick" at the <a href="/wiki/2014_Kids%27_Choice_Awards" title="2014 Kids' Choice Awards">2014 Kids' Choice Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2014KCA_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2014KCA-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearances_in_other_media">Appearances in other media</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_(film_series)" title="SpongeBob SquarePants (film series)">SpongeBob SquarePants (film series)</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_SpongeBob_SquarePants_merchandise" title="List of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise">List of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise</a></div> <p>The characters of <i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> appeared in the 2004 theatrical film <i><a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_SquarePants_Movie" title="The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie">The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie</a></i> and its <a href="/wiki/The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Sponge_Out_of_Water" title="The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water">2015 sequel</a>. Both films feature the regular television cast and blend animated elements with live-action sequences. They have also been featured in a variety of associated <a href="/wiki/List_of_SpongeBob_SquarePants_merchandise" title="List of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise">merchandise</a>, particularly video games; from 2001 to 2013, the <i>SpongeBob</i> franchise had multiple video games released each year, with the show's voice cast reprising their character roles for many titles.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Every main cast member with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Clancy_Brown" title="Clancy Brown">Clancy Brown</a> has voiced their respective characters in each game that they appear; Brown's character <a href="/wiki/Mr._Krabs" title="Mr. Krabs">Mr. Krabs</a> is instead voiced by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Whyte" title="Joe Whyte">Joe Whyte</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants:_SuperSponge" title="SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge">SuperSponge</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants:_Operation_Krabby_Patty" title="SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty">Operation Krabby Patty</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants:_Battle_for_Bikini_Bottom" title="SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom">Battle for Bikini Bottom</a></i> and by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Joles" title="Bob Joles">Bob Joles</a> in the <a href="/wiki/SpongeBob%27s_Truth_or_Square_(video_game)" title="SpongeBob's Truth or Square (video game)"><i>Truth or Square</i> game</a>. </p><p>The <i>SpongeBob</i> characters have been featured at a variety of theme park attractions. In 2003, <a href="/wiki/Kings_Island" title="Kings Island">Kings Island</a> announced plans to build the first <i>SpongeBob</i>-themed amusement park ride, a <a href="/wiki/Dark_ride" title="Dark ride">dark ride</a> roller coaster titled "Mrs. Puff's Crash Course Boating School".<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Plans were halted when Kings Island changed ownership, and the first ride featuring <i>SpongeBob</i> theming was instead "SpongeBob's Boatmobiles"—also based on Mrs. Puff's Boating School and opened in 2003—at <a href="/wiki/California%27s_Great_America" title="California's Great America">California's Great America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UltimateRC_GA_opening_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UltimateRC_GA_opening-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amusement rides based on the characters have since been opened at <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Pleasure_Beach" title="Blackpool Pleasure Beach">Blackpool Pleasure Beach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dreamworld_(Australian_theme_park)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dreamworld (Australian theme park)">Dreamworld</a>, <a href="/wiki/Movie_Park_Germany" title="Movie Park Germany">Movie Park Germany</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Universe" title="Nickelodeon Universe">Nickelodeon Universe</a>. Two <a href="/wiki/4D_film" title="4D film">4D films</a> featuring 3-D models of the characters and a <a href="/wiki/Motion_simulator" title="Motion simulator">motion simulator</a> experience, <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_4-D" title="SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D">SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_4D:_The_Great_Jelly_Rescue" title="SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue">The Great Jelly Rescue</a></i>, were sold to theme parks and aquariums worldwide in 2005 and 2013 respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mascot costumes of the <i>SpongeBob</i> characters debuted at <a href="/wiki/Holiday_Inn_Resort_Orlando_Suites_%E2%80%93_Waterpark" title="Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Suites – Waterpark">Nickelodeon Suites Resort</a> in 2005 and have made regular appearances at Nickelodeon events since.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Plankton, Karen, and Gary are the only main characters who have never been realized as mascots;<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at events, they are normally depicted as puppets or statues instead. In December 2011, a parade of <i>SpongeBob</i> mascots and floats titled "SpongeBob ParadePants" opened at <a href="/wiki/Sea_World_(Australia)" title="Sea World (Australia)">Sea World Australia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2017, a <a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_(musical)" title="SpongeBob SquarePants (musical)">Broadway musical</a> based on the show began previews at the <a href="/wiki/Palace_Theatre_(New_York_City)" title="Palace Theatre (New York City)">Palace Theatre</a>, and opened in December 2017. Unlike previous shows, the characters were not represented with mascot costumes but by actors wearing clothing inspired by the characters' designs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Popular_culture">Popular culture</h3></div> <p>The characters of <i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> have appeared throughout popular culture. In 2007, the <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam" title="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</a>-based company <a href="/wiki/Boom_Chicago" title="Boom Chicago">Boom Chicago</a> created a <i>SpongeBob</i> <a href="/wiki/Parody" title="Parody">parody</a> called "SpongeBob SquarePants in China", in which a stereotypically Chinese Patrick refuses to go to work and advocates <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_speech" title="Freedom of speech">freedom of speech</a>, rights of leisure, and income.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the same year, production company <a href="/wiki/Camp_Chaos" class="mw-redirect" title="Camp Chaos">Camp Chaos</a> created a <i>SpongeBob</i> parody titled <i>SpongeBong HempPants</i>, which features five of the series' characters parodied in the form of various <a href="/wiki/Drugs" class="mw-redirect" title="Drugs">drugs</a>. The show was seen on <a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a> and <a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a>, both owned by Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom.<sup id="cite_ref-TV_Squad_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TV_Squad-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Comedy Central's <i><a href="/wiki/Drawn_Together" title="Drawn Together">Drawn Together</a></i> also features a parody of SpongeBob named "Wooldoor Sockbat" whose theme tune is inspired by <i>SpongeBob</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Hawaiian-style background music. Two animated series that former <i>SpongeBob</i> writer <a href="/wiki/Dan_Povenmire" title="Dan Povenmire">Dan Povenmire</a> worked on have incorporated references to the characters; the <i><a href="/wiki/Phineas_and_Ferb" title="Phineas and Ferb">Phineas and Ferb</a></i> special "<a href="/wiki/Phineas_and_Ferb:_Summer_Belongs_To_You!" class="mw-redirect" title="Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs To You!">Summer Belongs to You</a>" features a joke in which <a href="/wiki/Phineas_Flynn" title="Phineas Flynn">Phineas Flynn</a> holds up inanimate representations of SpongeBob and Patrick, and the <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i> episode "<a href="/wiki/Road_to_Rupert" title="Road to Rupert">Road to Rupert</a>" includes SpongeBob's "Campfire Song Song" from "<a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_season_3#ep57b" title="SpongeBob SquarePants season 3">The Camping Episode</a>". SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Pearl and Squidward all appear in "<a href="/wiki/Robot_Chicken_season_5##ep87" title="Robot Chicken season 5">Major League of Extraordinary Gentlemen</a>", an episode of the sketch comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Robot_Chicken" title="Robot Chicken">Robot Chicken</a></i>. A segment of the episode, animated in <a href="/wiki/Stop_motion" title="Stop motion">stop motion</a> with <i>SpongeBob</i> toy figures, features Mr. Krabs using crab legs as the secret ingredient for Krabby Patties.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2016, <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a> exclusive <i><a href="/wiki/Splatoon" title="Splatoon">Splatoon</a></i> released a splatfest based on the eponymous series by teaming two characters <a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_(character)" title="SpongeBob SquarePants (character)">SpongeBob</a> and <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Star" title="Patrick Star">Patrick</a>, hosted by the pop band <a href="/wiki/Squid_Sisters" class="mw-redirect" title="Squid Sisters">Squid Sisters</a>: Callie and Marie, the event began for 24 hours and Team Patrick won. </p> <div 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